1968 Winston-Salem Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 56-81
Finished 5th in the CL's West Division
Manager: Bill Slack (56-81)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 46,239, Avg. 675
The Winston-Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League ended the 1968 season with a record of 56 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the league's West Division.
The Red Sox plated 566 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Ron Durham paced Winston-Salem with 17 home runs and drove in 67 runs. John Mason led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .296 average. Ed Phillips topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.65 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bill Lee, Ed Phillips, Ray Jarvis, John Curtis, Tony Muser, Mike Jackson, Dick Mills and Mike Nagy were all players from the 1968 Winston-Salem Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bill Slack served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Addonizio | R | R | October 30, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| George Alvarez | R | R | April 6, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Frank Austin | R | R | November 16, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Tempe, AZ US |
| Edward Baird | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Milton Blackwell | R | R | January 24, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Alexandria, LA US |
| Donald Cook | R | R | September 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Timothy Coulon | R | R | December 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | New Orleans, LA US |
| John Curtis | L | L | March 9, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Newton, MA US |
| Donald Dilly | R | R | February 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Muskegon, MI US |
| Jackie Disher | L | L | October 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | Charleston, SC US |
| Ron Durham | L | R | August 1, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Wayne Fuzzard | L | L | August 23, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | Miami, FL US |
| Jack Gaines | L | L | January 27, 1945 | 6'1" | 165 | Portsmouth, VA US |
| Douglas Gentry | R | R | September 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Irwin County, GA US |
| Keith Graffagnini | L | R | September 9, 1944 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Jeffrey Grate | S | R | June 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Jim Gruber | R | R | February 26, 1943 | 6'1" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Larry Hall | L | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Raymond Henningsen | R | R | August 7, 1945 | 5'9" | 145 | Omaha, NE US |
| Rick Hoban | L | L | November 19, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Mike Jackson | L | L | March 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Richard Jackson | L | R | May 20, 1946 | 5'11" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ray Jarvis | R | R | May 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | Providence, RI US |
| Bill Lee | L | L | December 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | Burbank, CA US |
| John Mason | R | R | February 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 175 | Kingsville, TX US |
| David McCammon | R | R | September 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Joseph McCullough | R | R | February 6, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Wayne McGhee | R | R | April 7, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | England, AR US |
| Raul Mercado | R | R | April 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Sabana Grande, PR |
| Dick Mills | R | R | January 29, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Boston, MA US |
| John Mountain | L | L | February 10, 1945 | 5'9" | 160 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Tony Muser | L | L | August 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Mike Nagy | R | R | March 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Bruce Pfeifer | R | R | August 27, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Ed Phillips | R | R | September 20, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Ardmore, OK US |
| Juan Ramos | R | R | March 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | Santurce, PR |
| Cecil Robinson | L | R | September 27, 1945 | 6'2" | 170 | Newport News, VA US |
| Katsuhiro Shitanishi | R | R | May 23, 1943 | 5'8" | 160 | Fresno, CA US |
| Mike Skane | R | L | June 15, 1942 | 6'2" | 197 | Woburn, MA US |
| Robert Speer | R | R | October 23, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Harold Wade | R | R | September 21, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | Huntsville, AL US |
| James Walker | R | R | November 2, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
| Ivy Washington | L | R | May 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 165 | Independence, LA US |
| Michael Whitson | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Fred Wolcott | R | R | October 13, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
